WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Joseph Fiasco, a Penn-Trafford graduate, finished with a career-high 17 tackles (seven solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble in Saturday’s 21-0 loss to Thomas More. His performance earned him Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. (photo courtesy of Bethany College)
Penn Trafford fell behind for the second consecutive game, this time against Upper St. Clair. The Warriors were able to bounce back again and score two second half goals and go on to a 2-1 victory Monday night at Fox Chapel and move on to the WPIAL championship game. Upper St. Clair would… More »
Entering the Class 4A girls’ soccer semifinals, North Allegheny was riding high after its 2-0 quarterfinal win against top-seed and section rival, Pine-Richland. They also knew that even though they were the No. 4 seed, Wednesday’s semifinal match at Fox Chapel will be their toughest test of the playoffs. That proved to be the case… More »
The WPIAL girls’ volleyball playoffs will continue tonight with the quarterfinal round with all the top teams still in the field, including the defending champion Seneca Valley. Below are capsules of each quarterfinal matchup. North Allegheny (17-0) vs. Peters Township (11-5) At North Hills (7:30 p.m.) The No. 1 Tigers easily advanced to the quarterfinals… More »
The East has the upper hand in the Class 4A girls’ soccer semifinals. The region is represented by two teams, while the North and the South represent the other half of the final four teams remaining. Below are the capsules for the two games with the winner’s going to Highmark Stadium to compete for the… More »
by Dave Floyd In 2015, the Canon-McMillan boys’ soccer team took home WPIAL gold in Class AAA. Last year, in Class 4A’s inaugural season, North Allegheny won the WPIAL crown. After Saturday afternoon’s rainy Class 4A WPIAL semifinal at Mars, the Tigers left little doubt as to who the better team is in 2017. North… More »
It will be a battle of the North and South with two teams from Section 1 and two from Section 2 for the right to compete for the Class 4A championship next week at Highmark Stadium. Below are matchup capsules for both games today. Peters Township (16-0-1) vs. Pine-Richland (13-4-1) At West Allegheny (4 p.m.)… More »
In an offensive showcase, the Pine-Richland Rams outlasted the North Allegheny Tigers for the Northern Seven Conference title on Friday night, 48-28, at Newman Stadium. The two teams combined for 1,108 yards of total offense and 45 first downs. Pine-Richland’s Jordan Crawford and Kenny White both rushed for over 200 yards and produced an evening… More »
By Jonathan Spina The third time was the charm for the North Allegheny girls’ soccer team on Thursday night as the Lady Tigers upended the top-seeded Pine-Richland Rams in the WPIAL quarterfinals, 2-0. The Rams were the Section 1-AAAA champions and went undefeated through section play, including a win and tie against North Allegheny along… More »
The top-seeded North Allegheny Tigers cruised to an opening round win in the Class AAA WPIAL playoffs over the Connellsville Falcons on Thursday night, 3-0. It was the second straight season the Tigers and Falcons met in the first round and for the second consecutive year the end result was the same. The Tigers advanced… More »